You Have 8 Marbles One Is Heavier

You are unable to determine which is the heavier marble by looking at them.

You have 8 marbles one is heavier.

If one side is heavier you found the one. Flag as inappropriate flag as inappropriate. This 9 balls puzzle problem is very similar to 8 balls weight puzzle where 8 identical looking balls are given and one of the balls is heavier than rest of the 7 balls. You have to put all the 100 marbles into the jars.

If one is heavier than the other then we ve succeeded in just two weighings. From the heavier three put one aside and place one marble on each tray. If it tips to a side we know that marble is the heavy one. You have 9 marbles one of which is heavier and a set of scales what is the minimum number of times you must use the scales to find the heavier one.

For convenience sake let s name the balls 1 8. Explain how you can deter mine the heavier marble by using a balance scale exactly a. If equal then the one you set aside is the heavy one. If instead it balances we know the one unused marble is the heavy one.

You a provided with a simple mechanical balance and you are restricted to only 2 uses. One of them is heavier than the rest of the 7 all the others weigh exactly the same. You are given 8 identical looking balls. Suppose you have 8 marbles and a two pan balance used to compare the weight of 2 things.

Keep the heavy group of 3 marbles and discard the rest. If when comparing the 6 marbles we find that both. Seven of the marbles have the same weight and one marble is heavier. 7 marbles weigh 1 ounce each one marble weighs 1 5 ounces.

You have 8 marbles. You have a weighing scale that consists of 2 pans but the scale is only good for 2 total weighings. No matter which case happens you weighed marbles only twice and found the heavy one. Red and blue marbles puzzle you have given 50 red marbles 50 blue marbles and two empty jars.

All of the marbles weigh the same except for one which is heavier than all of the others. If one side is heavier than the other then we only have 3 marbles left. First we weigh 1 2 3 on the left and. See more see less 8.

Find the heavier ball. You have eight marbles. How would you find the heaviest marble if you are only allowed to weigh the marbles 2 times.